Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-07-22
.SNASH-UP ON THE B. & 0.
TWO ENGINES MEET EACH OTHER
AT GAITHERsBURG.

Baltimore American, 18TH.
A collision occurred on the Bal.
timore and Ohio Railroad at Gath
ersburg, Montgomery county, about
four o'clock yesterday afternoon,
which resulted in serious injury to
two ladies' and a gentleman, whose
names are not known to the ofii-
clals of the road. The collision oc-
Cured between train No. !, which
is known as the Cincinnati limited
express, and which lett Camden
Station at 2:l5 p. m, and the CHI
caco express, which is Cue at Balti-
more at j:2S o'clock, and which was
late. Gaithersburg istwenty miles
from Washington, on the MetrOpol-
itan branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio, or sixty miles from Baltimore.
Where the accident occurred is a
siding several hundred yards long,
and which should have been
occupied by the Cincinnati limited,
of which Engiroer Orem has charge.
The engine was No. $40. The CHI
cag0 express, which was then due
there before the west-bOund train,
was drawn by engine NO. 500, with
Engineer Raley. From the reports
sent out by the officials, train No.
1 had already made the siding, and
when near the junction should have
stopped. The air.brakes failed to
work properly, and Just as the train
turned into the curve the Chicago
express came rafting down the
main track and struck the cylinder
Of engine No. $40. The result was
a bad smash.up. When the engln.
GERS recovered from the shock, they
found that the engine Of the Chica-
90 express, the postal car, baggage
car and one OF the coaches were de-
rallied. The parlor cars, Sleepers
and dining-cars remained on the
track. The engine Of the Cincin-
natl train and two Of its coaches
were also derailed. The sleepers
and parlor cars remained intact
There was considerable excitement,
and the passengers, without look
ing after their baggage. rushed
from the trains. Fortunately, no
one was killed, but the officials
state that one lady, who was going
West, was slightly injured by jump
ing of after the train was stopped.
A second lady was slightly cut
about the face, while gentle man
was injured about the knee. No
injured persons arrived at Cam den
Station. Immediately after the ac-
cident special trains we're sent from
Washington and Washington June
ton, which carried the paSsenge rs
to fhpir destinations. BY ten
o'clock last night the tracks were
cleared, and all trains allowed to
move along on time. The particu-
lars of the accident were sent by
Tom Fitzgerald, superintendent OF
the Eastern Division, but he failed
to send the names of those injured.
\ large number Of passengers were
on the trains. and their narrow es-
cape from serious, if not fatal. in
iuries was considered miraculous.
The accident is attributed 10 the
failure Of the air brakes on train
No. !, which should have held n
position on the siding and waited
for train No. 6 to pass. The report
of the accident caused some excite
ment in the city, and number OF
persons went to Camden Station to
inquire about It.
Mr.. Robert Garrett was on the
Chicagoexpress, coming down from
Dear Park, and was shaken up by
the collision. lie came to Baltl-
more and went to Uplands, on the
Frederick road.
A special to Ihc american from
Gaithersburg says that last night
the scene Of the reck wa9 brilliant
with torches, and hundreds of men
at work. When the collision oc
curred the engine of the Chicago
express went down a bank about
ten feet. The en- gineer stood at BIZ
post, but the fir emau Jumped. II
he had not done so he would have
been killed, as h is side Of the cal
was smashed in. It will take sey
eraI days to get the engine an'
wrecked cars on the track. Th'
loss to The company will be severa